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NASA is just days away from historic Artemis II moon launch
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NASA is just days away from historic Artemis II moon launch

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by Nell Greenfieldboyce
March 30, 2026
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NASA's Artemis II mission could launch Wednesday, marking the first crewed moon journey since the 1970s.

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NASA's Artemis II is scheduled to launch Wednesday with a crewed mission that will orbit the moon and return to Earth. The flight marks the first crewed lunar mission since the 1970s, ending a decades-long gap in human moon exploration. The mission will test NASA's next-generation Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft ahead of planned lunar landings.

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